Grand Prix Ecole Navale

Thursday, 10 September 2009 19:44

Lanvéoc, May 13-16

German Eckhard Kaller, crowned champion of France in Lanvéoc-Poulmic !

Each time, the same suspense! Not until the final leg of the 11th round of the Grand Prix de l’Ecole Navale, 2nd stage of the Longtze European Tour, was the winner revealed. German Eckhard Kaller (Wet Feet) and his team take it by one small point from Jimmy Pahun’s “Région Ile de France 2010”. The students from the team CSC – HEC Ecole Navale are third.

This Grand Prix de l’Ecole Navale was also, for the first time, the French Monotype Championship. And in keeping with the Longtze never going unnoticed, the very first Champion of France for the series is …a German!

“The title French Champion? Yes, it is funny. Coming here, we didn’t know that it was the French Championship, but our goal was to win. On this circuit the battles are always very close. And as usual, there was nothing in it and it was decided on the last round! The organisation and the racing circuit here are extraordinary, shame that we are 16 hours drive from home! “, comments Eckhard Kaller, Wet Feet skipper.

Jimmy Pahun, who came onto the Longtze circuit for the 2nd time after his February debut at the Primo Cup, took second place. He was notably and competently partnered with Nicolas Bérenger, a Longtze circuit faithful since 2009. This great team took 5 of the 11 rounds of the event, a stunning performance but just not enough to conquer the consistency of the Germans.

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Results of the Grand Prix Ecole Navale,
Event 2 Longtze European Tour

After 11 races (from which 10 are counted)
1: "Wet Feet", Eckhard Kaller ( Germany) 27 points
2: "Region Ile de France 2010", Jimmy Pahun (SN Trinite/mer) 28 points
3: "Csc-Hec Ecole Navale", Herve Gautier ( Porh Loeiz Skiff) 48 points
4: "Ovik", Mathieu Girolet (Yacht Club de la Grande Motte) 49 points
5: "Generations Ecole Navale", Stephane Christidis (Ecole de Voile de Cagnes S/mer) 49 points
6: "Wazabee", Pierre Mas (Yacht Club de la Grande Motte) 57 points
7: "Carissima", Markus Ziltener 69 points
8: "Centrale Lyon-Gfc Construction", Nicolas Thebaud (Club Nautique de Saint Paul) 70 points
9: "Alibi", Dominique Bourgeois (SN Trinite/mer) 76 points
10: "Voiles Et Voiliers", Laurent Berjon (CNPA la Flotte en Ré) 86 points
11: "Yin-Yang", Simon Chartier (Yacht Club de la Grande Motte) 96 points
12: "Safran 1 (Polytechnique Isae)", Antoine Lizee (Ass Sportive Ecole Polytechnique) 110 points
13: "Defi Voile Artem", Hughes-Marie Aulanier (YC du Der) 115 points
14: "Tchikk", Hugues Moulin (Union Nationale Pour la Course Au Large) 123 points
15: "Mine de Paris", Arthur Hubert (Les Glénan) 141 points
16: "Ancre de Chine", Jacques Van Den Heuvel (Hollande) 157 points
---: "Safran Centrale Paris - Supelec", Edouard le Gac de Lansalut (CRN de Granville) 180 points